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Benevilla has announced that it is a recipient of $4000 from the Surprise Rotary Club, a portion of the proceeds from the club’s Second Annual Taste of Surprise event held March 11, 2015.

Over 600 people attended the event, paying $25 for a chance to sample cuisine from local restaurants including that of Benevilla’s own Birt’s Bistro.

“Thanks to the Surprise Rotary for their community involvement and support of nonprofits like Benevilla,” said Birt’s Bistro Sr. Director of Food & Beverage Jeff Amperse, who has participated in this event since its inception. “This year’s event was a lot of fun. The food was great and so was the entertainment.”

The event featured samples from local restaurants, including Benevilla’s own Birt’s Bistro, West End Bar & Grill, Las Fuentes Mexican Grill & Bar, Booty’s Wings and Burgers, New York Pizza Department, The Captain’s Galley at Riverboat Bingo, Anacapa Restaurant, The Tree of Oil, Nothing Bundt Cakes, Yogurtini, Rita’s, The Links Neighborhood Grill, and Pepsi products.

$300 a foursome or $85 per player
Includes continental breakfast, range balls, lunch, golfer's
bag, and a chance to win lots of prizes, including a Hole-N-One,
closest to the pin, longest drive, and bragging rights for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd.

Register as soon as possible, before Sept. 15 and it's $275/ foursome on the web at SurpriseRotaryGolfClassic.org.

Proceeds benefit the Surprise Rotary Foundation, a501(c)(3) organization that supports the Surprise community and beyond. The Foundation yearly gives two youth college scholarships, sends teens to leadership camp, provides a teach of the year scholarship, sponsors an Interact Club at Arizona Charter Academy, takes homeless teens shopping, supports the building of the Northwest Valley YMCA, back to school and Christmas projects, water projects, and much more.

The Surprise Rotary Club Foundation board agreed to give $200 to the Surprise Police Department to buy candy for its community Getting Arizona Involved in Neighborhood (GAIN) night.Time and location are yet to be determined.

Rotary is an organization of business and professional leaders united worldwide who provide humanitarian service, encourage high ethical standards in all vocations, and help build goodwill and peace in the world.